And it's what's called a topological invariant.

也是一不变量。

All right, let's begin. Show of hands, who here is familiar with the concept of topological insulators?

好吧 开始上课 请举手告诉我 在座的哪位对缘体的概念比较熟悉？

Turns out, quantum vortices also involved in an entirely new topological phase transition discovered by these two physicists!

事实证明，这两位物理学家发现的一个全新的相变中也涉及到了量子涡旋！

A topological insulator acts like both at the same time, which we used to think was impossible!

一个缘体就像两个同时起作用，而这在过去被我们认为是不可能的。

Nowadays, scientists are working to develop topological insulators, and some think they could be as important for future technologies as semiconductors are today.

当前，科学家们正在致力于研发缘体。其中有些人认为缘体对于未来的技术就像今天的半导体一样重要。

Thouless and the final winner, Duncan Haldane, are both also using topology to pave the way for a new kind of material: topological insulators.

索利斯及最后一位的获奖者邓肯·霍尔丹都用学为一新物质——缘体开辟了道路。

So this year's Nobel Laureates have pioneered some important research into molecular machines and topological materials, and it looks like there's a lot more on the horizon!

因此，今年的诺贝尔奖获得者在分子机器和材料方面开启了一些重要研究。而看起来还有更多研究在即将露面。